SEA FEVER EXPLAINED | The Parasitic Cnidarian Infection | Why Jelly Fish are a Blight on our Earth

[@IcyCaress]

The ocean is infinitely more terrifying than space, because at least in space we can be confident that nothing is going to eat us.

[@RoanokeGaming]

We think 😏

[@IcyCaress]

@@RoanokeGaming *Flashback to Sputnik* Shit

[@krausercruz2780]

We aren't 100% sure but at least in space we can see farther away before something tries to eat us. The deep sea is basically pitch black

[@TheGhostbusterfan]

Somewhere out in the darkest depth of space. Something wants to eat us.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

*Brethren Moon:* totally!

[@joshuawood9224]

i remember someone mentioning that the biggest indicator that megalodon is extinct is how large and slow whales are. when megalodon was alive whales were smaller and more skittish because they had to be able to escape from a large predator. Love listening to your plot summaries and explanations, looking forward to the next video!

[@GardenOf-Eden]

The real biggest indicator that the megalodon (a warm water, highly aggressive, large shark) doesn't exist is the lack of sighting. The meg would have to live and hunt in warm water and we would see it if it did

[@jeffpienta4532]

@@GardenOf-Eden and we have sightings of the kraken still, surprisingly, possibly because giant squids still exist. Not even whales are mistaken as a Meg, if there was something THAT big in warm water, planes and quite possibly high quality satellite images would capture it.

[@loowick4074]

I suppose megaladon is just one of those creatures that became a pop culture icon. Which helped its popularity but also leading to gross overestimation of its attributes by the wider community. Like not long ago you'd have websites and enthusiasts claiming that "this study" confirms that megaladon is still alive or that it was 25 metres long. Size creep is a thing that's like super common with creatures like this. Like a study could say it found a liopleurodon that's 6 metres long and someone decides to add a metre to it. Then someone rounds it up to 9 metres and in extreme cases it becomes 21 metres long in a popular TV show.

[@hananafell]

Another factor is that we would for sure find modern teeth and signs of predation on whale carcasses. It's not a coelacanth situation where the animal is able to live in relative seclusion, megalodon would have to interact with the food chain as an apex predator and we would be able to find markings on whale bones. Sharks are also swimming tooth factories, there's no way that could feasibly disappear from the fossil record if they were still around.

[@ChrissieBear]

Also, the megalodon lived in warm, shallow waters. It wouldn't be able to adapt to live in the cold, high pressure depths of the abyss.

[@zoneoperator]

My dads side of the family is a fishermans family. The amount of nautical superstitions that jinx your fishing trip, or bring you good luck, or are just strange omens meaning anything, is off the charts.

[@saintlucus2359]

My favorite is the Banana on the boat=No fish

[@lauragraves4342]

@@saintlucus2359 can you even wear banana boat sunscreen? Or is that a jinx too? 🤔

[@caracalcontinuum3118]

That’s pretty funny ngl

[@kaden-sd6vb]

me and my family have "R" and "W" that we say instead of "wind" and "rain" when out on the water if we say either word, the respective weather will arrive, or worsen if present already

[@infinitetroll03]

when your profession is dealing with the ocean. ya look for every sign ya can that you are going to come home

[@randomman11167]

I once had a jellyfish wrapped around my neck while surfing (because I live in Australia and no matter where you go wild life hates you here, but still woo go Australia) it was not a fun time, it also seemed to affect my ability to speak as I was unable to talk afterwards so I agree with you that jellyfish are a blight on the earth

[@raven4k998]

yeah space exploration solve humanity biggest problem the earths limited resources

[@poison_raine5219]

yikes, that sounds painful! I did my bio project on cnidarians and knowing the mechanism makes me realize just how painful it is

[@wsads420]

That happened to me too but on my arm, it took months for the marks to go away

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Your family isn’t a buncha dour mercenaries named Massani, right? If so, then a Hanar apparently decided to use mass effect technology to go back in time and prevent your badass descendant Zaeed from existing, just sayin’. 😜

[@cheesecheese6459]

Lol me and my cousin had a fun time throwing blue bottles at eachother tho he got it latched to his face

[@kaiju2296]

The sea is like your extended family's multigenerational home. Sure, some of the faces are less than familiar, and the lights don't always work, but ultimately you're among your kin. Space is like the abandoned house right out of town. Is it haunted? Is it a crack den? I'll stick with my estranged family

[@RoanokeGaming]

Or is it a crack mansion waiting for the taking?

[@kabob0077]

@@RoanokeGaming Can't wait for This Old Crack Mansion...

[@t5hammer871]

And like with any good extended family, they’ll cannibalize you if you don’t pull your weight xD

[@utkarsh2746]

@@RoanokeGaming Could you say "Release the Crack-mansion!!" in your next video? Please?

[@joenathan8594]

Honestly i'd rather Go to space, Nothing intelligent wants to kill you, just everything else... and if you do run into something intelligent Boom death by Nobel Prize

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

As someone who has had personal experience with jellyfish, I didn't need this video to know jellyfish are a blight. That being said, I still loved it.

[@fioafionawright8604]

Your a blight.

[@Lordgasmaskius]

@@fioafionawright8604 Jellyfish tentacles typed this post

[@hoaxer1490]

@@fioafionawright8604 I don’t believe that you’re not a jellyfish

[@thelazygamer2195]

@@fioafionawright8604 You’re a jellyfish.

[@MrSwankypants]

This is why turtles are the best 😎😆

[@Hephaestus328]

It all makes sense. As we know, redheads are soulless creatures biologically incapable of feeling fear or terror. The perfect person to be a marine biologist

[@Agentlefox]

Hey now, I was a redhead before I lost my soul in a near drowning as a kid haha

[@williamshannon1414]

Gingervitus

[@SpottedHares]

That’s actually a misconception, redheads do in fact have souls. One freckle every souls they steal.

[@noctusdoesthings]

Nah, that's just gingers. All gingers are redheads, but not all redheads are gingers. Like squares and rectangles.

[@adamerickson7605]

can confirm. was born a redhead and it faded to brown

[@fuzzracc]

Fun Quarian Fact: Quarians believe they might have evolved such weak immune systems due to the lack of insects on their homeworld. As a result, the plantlife of Rannoch evolved to use the Quarians, which was seemingly beneficial enough for them that their immune systems were quite weak. It's why living in a sterile environment decimated their immune systems.

[@Masaki-1334]

Grunt: Shepard. Shepard: Grunt.

[@kharnifex]

This is my favourite comment on the citadel

[@grilledleeks6514]

Say goodnight, manuel!

[@khaiwarrington4176]

Politicians are the weeds of the galaxy

[@AC-hj9tv]

@@khaiwarrington4176 smoke the weed

[@Templarfreak]

28:27 i actually learned about something relatively recently that is the biggest contributing factor to this. a decent number of different kinds of fruit trees actually have male and female counterparts, city planners 50 some odd years ago really disliked the idea of using female fruit trees because of the excess material that would have to be cleaned up and not liking how they looked. so instead, they planted mostly male fruit trees everywhere. because of this, there is *a lot* more pollen in these areas, sometimes even year-round, than most humans are typically used to. this is believed to be a major contributing factor to the sudden sharp rise in allergies.

[@yourmincemeat5233]

Sexism 😔😓 even against photosynthetic chlorophyll bearing cellulose celled vascular and non vascular ground breaking water drinking primary producer vegan food salad ingredient

[@cringeavenger237]

I was not aware of this, thank you stranger.

[@WhatIsLove170]

So we can blame the increase in allergies on trees being horny?

[@fearmasterm.m.z7139]

​@@WhatIsLove170aye. Horny trees and tree sexism lol (this is a joke there is a myriad of reasons as to why the used exclusively male trees some the comment that started the chain stated)

[@WolfieDawn]

Because god forbid people or animals had access to free fruit...

[@thiccnessrat5285]

"I guess parasites are stored in the balls" is a godly statement

[@RoanokeGaming]

I'm just trying to leave my mark on history 😂

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

you know rule 34 already beat him to it by 15 years and I'm too scared to check

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@jimbothegymbro7086 well there is a The Thing h3ntai called ‘imitation girls’ and they tongue a guy’s… pushing their tongue in. There is also a milf The Thing with a Xenomorph that rides along inside her and pops out whenever, oddly wholesome despite it being a hentai Edit: the last one is not The Thing x xenonorph, it’s two waifus in 1 literally- and the guy is unaware and dragged into the situation.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

@@silent_stalker3687 thanks?

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@jimbothegymbro7086 just spreading some rule 34 on the matter :3 It also has some things from the Mist, and a doggo girl who’s a personification of The Thing’s Dog Thing

[@isabellabiagioli4757]

It’s so interesting that you mentioned how people are interested in topics that scare them. That’s how I found your videos! I’m not a hypochondriac, but anything involving pandemics and a viral apocalypse freak me the heck out. The first time I watched Contagion really messed me up and your video was the first time I revisited that movie since. Now I rave about your videos and my boyfriend has no idea why I love them so much when I’m terrified of the content. It’s just so fascinating! Thank you for another great video!! :)

[@RoanokeGaming]

I think its innate for humans to try to learn about what scares them to protect themselves in the future! pretty interesting how our brains work, and thank you!

[@Jim_WoodPike_Gherkin_WangWick]

I have a similar reason and I agree with Roanoke here, heck parasites frankly terrify me specially the body horror ones

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

I used to have fears. But then I destroyed them all.

[@Luminousreign]

It's a pretty fundaemental thing about research and the desire to know, but it also has a super darkside. People often are afraid of things that impact them personally like mental health or things they absolutely shouldnt be afraid of like demons and magic.

[@dhedemadong]

im scared of cockroaches, and i dont go googling for cockroaches. am i actually not a human being? am i acutually an alien? OH SHIT

[@Paranoid_Pagan]

Just so you know, the name Siobhan is actually pronounced Shivaun or Shevaun. It's a common mistake because Irish name's are weird.

[@boyardeerevolutionary]

The name isn't that common in the usa. More common in the uk and aus. He was just reading his script is all. Didn't even think twice about how the actors actually say it in the movie. Now I wonder if he watches half the movies or if he's just the witty presenter.

[@nyyfandan]

Came here to say the same thing 😂 see also: Aislinn is pronounced Ashley

[@SjofnBM1989]

@@boyardeerevolutionary .... it's reasonably common in North America. I know 3 Siobhans

[@invocalyptic8796]

Just be glad he didn't have to pronounce Caoimhe, I've heard yanks and brits come up with some pretty interesting takes on it before

[@saviorebello7342]

@@invocalyptic8796 Now I am curious, how *do* you pronounce that name?

[@ZenDaSynth]

I hope Roanoke eventually covers the flesh monster from Carrion, I know it's not much to work with but it would be amazing to see him cover one of my all time favourite games!

[@theawesomevaporeon1346]

Thats... an awesome idea that I'm surprised he hasn't covered

[@Khoshekh13]

He played the game on his other channel, so there's definitely a chance he'll cover it here.

[@ChosenUndead0]

There is actually a lot you can hypothesize about the creature from the comic and book.

[@bluwasabi7635]

Agreed

[@USCanDoBetter]

I’d love that. Two other games that’d be good is Blacklight Virus from Prototype, and the Crimson Curse, Fungal Artillery, Cultists, and Formless Flesh from Darkest Dungeon. Also Azathoth and Nylarethotep from the HP Lovecraft Mythos.

[@peacemaker9046]

Fun fact, the superstition was that it was bad luck to bring a woman on a working ship, unless that woman was naked which apparently appeased the gods. Which is why it's common to see naked woman and mermaids as figure heads for the ships

[@danielhaigler556]

Sounds like some very horny sailors making stuff up. "No ma'am, can't come on board. Terrible luck. Unless of course you strip. That'll make us.. uh.. the gods happy"

[@cacomeatballmarinara2014]

That actually checks out with how most gods are portrayed as perverts in pretty much 90% of mythologies

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

Siobhan's aversion toward social interactions throughout the movie made me feel she might have social anxiety. The awkward conversations while she blurts out potentially inappropriate things (like asking the ship's engineer why he doesn't have a better job while they're ON the ship) are another pretty strong indicator of social anxiety. As someone who has lived his entire life with high-functioning anxiety disorder, I guess I identify with her quite a bit.

[@CartoonHangout]

Yeah, I related to her a bit as well.

[@acid_tongue_4315]

I mean Im diagnosed autistic and I relate to that description a ton💀 lack of filter and anti social behaviour is a big symptom with a lot of things

[@ChrissieBear]

The way it melts through the hull reminds of Norse legends of 'the sea of worms', which was said to be filled with 'worms' that devoured ships. Though obviously ship worms are a real thing that do burrow into ships, but I imagine in this movie the legend might be related to tentacles.

[@ParsureArts]

THEY’RE REAL?!

[@ed3nn]

IM SORRY WHAT NOW????

[@dragonace119]

@@ParsureArts Over 9 months late but yeah during the age of sail they were a pain in the ass for everyone since they ate and infested the wooden hull of the ships. These days their not much of an issue due to our use of metal hulls and certain paints that deter or outright kill them.

[@amberkat8147]

Not just scientists, I had a coworker like that at a grocery store. He got promoted to manager because they couldn't keep managers to save their lives (the store manager really was good at killing morale so no sensible manager wanted to stay) and he promptly made it even worse, including violating federal labor law for no real reason. Lesson: antisocial aholes who refuse to speak to or work with their coworkers are NOT management material. They chose him because he was good at the technical aspects of the job- i.e. he had the codes for various produce memorized. Which is a terrible reason imo considering we had booklets for that.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

As an anti social a hole I steer clear of management and leadership roles. I prefer being extremely good at my job independently. I know I’m a prick so I try not to put that on others and keep to myself.

[@DarlingMissDarling]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 same. Also, since it sounds like you're pretty self aware of any prickly tendencies, I bet you're a lot more considerate than you give yourself credit for. Cheers, mate.

[@bananawitchcraft]

Being bad at social stuff and good at memorizing stuff can be caused by autism. I've had a lot of people think I was a jerk because I'm autistic, but I act "normal" enough that people don't always recognize it right away. But then again, I was too autistic to get hired anywhere in the first place, so idk

[@jackblades90]

he did nothing wrong, you all are just mean

[@stackflow343]

I'm anti-social and do fine in a managing role. I don't like people and don't like talking to them even more, but that doesn't mean I'm so ignorant as to piss at others or mistreat people working under me. Being anti-social doesn't make you an inconsiderate asshole incapable of getting along/working with others - you just don't like to. That person was just a selfish asshole who _happened_ to be anti-social. Or had a disorder...

[@lennyface8195]

I was stung by a Moon Jelly when I was about 16; granted, the sting of a Moon Jelly is pretty mild compared to other Jelly species, but I still hated my existence during the whole ordeal.

[@crimsongaming2453]

Couldn't have been a moon jelly as moon jellyfish cant sting humans unless you had a allergic reaction

[@jeffpienta4532]

@@crimsongaming2453 actually it can if threatened enough, they have mild and easily treated stings and it's very rare for it to happen since the stinger isn't typical strong enough to pierce human flesh. But they are weak swimmers and may wash up on shore, stepping at the right angle may allow it go through tho. That's just my theory tho🤷‍♂️

[@silent_stalker3687]

Collect a few stingers to mix into some lube or anything people would use. Now replace your normal stuff with it and if your Gf is panicking or in a lot of pain it means she or someone else was using it which means you weren’t there- so questions are to be had.

[@NiSE_Rafter]

@@silent_stalker3687 Bro wtf...

[@Overlysarcasticfox]

@@silent_stalker3687 nigga what?

[@Beairstoboy]

As someone with friends that studied in Marine Bio, I have to say this lab in the movie was nicer than any other place I've ever seen marine biologists do their research lol. Even excluding the fact that 99% of the stuff I've seen has involved primarily field work, Marine Biologists just never seem to get any actual funding for their research unfortunately. I've seen Marine Vets with better equipment, but that's mainly because the instruments you need to check for marine diseases or give animals in the water medicine are super specialized (which makes them absurdly expensive). Marine Vets are very rare too, which doesn't help the whole supply and demand thing

[@midnight_yota]

"They gave us two sticks and a rock, and we had to share the rock" Roanoke I appreciate that deep cut. Gold star reference 🤣

[@thetacticalpuertorican]

That story of hope reminded me of an experiment some "scientists" did. They put rats in water and when they got tired they got pulled out. The rats started to learn that they would eventually get help and kept swimming their hardest. Hoping to get help.

[@christianstamm94]

I mean it is a valid test, do animals have the capacity to anticipate, or hope for something in a situation that normally would be lethal, or will they simply give up, and die.

[@Raptorworld22]

Reminds me of the test that one dog went through in the movie Plague Dogs

[@GlowBerryPumpkin]

Number 15 Persevering rats The last thing you'd want in your mammalian lungs is someone elses rat water, but as it turns out that might be exactly what you get.

[@KiatnissNZ]

​@@christianstamm94 That's a very good point. Now I can be happy that rats feel hope.

[@MisanthropicOcellus]

Ayyy so happy to see you liked my reccomendation enough to watch it! The symptoms seemed pretty grounded in reality to my layman's knowledge

[@RoanokeGaming]

it was a great recommendation!

[@scepticalhyenas5750]

You nailed it with your comment about people choosing to pursue specific fields based around what they're afraid of lmao, that's 100% what dragged me into studying parasitology. Now I have no real answers when I'm caught casting adoring looks at botflies

[@Croak80]

I think the reason they didn't do the logical thing and call for a quarantine team made sense for a couple reasons. 1: they didn't have a radio, so they couldn't call anyone until reaching shore. 2: the majority of the crew showed no interest in quarantining themselves. 3: we already saw that the infected didn't necessarily act rationally, so even if they were convinced to quarantine by the time they reached shore, parasite brain may have taken over. Also, the main takeaway from the captain changing course wasn't that he was to blame for the creature being there, but that because of him no one knew where they were, and no help was coming to a boat with a rapidly dwindling crew and no engine.

[@Myyrdin]

4:15 that was also an experiment done with rats. the first round of rats were put in water to tread and they treaded for something around 15 minutes and when they started to drown the scientists took em out. after putting the rats back in the water they continued to tread for HOURS. really goes to show how much hope can do

[@Mrkabrat]

"Because even in the biology world marine biologists are considered ...'Fairly unique' " Is it because marine biologists can be quite... *shellfish* ? Edit: Nice use of the bioshock soundtrack for the summary

[@mstieler8480]

I believe Zefrank used the term "Science Hippies" to refer to Marine Biologists :D

[@Scotia__]

@@mstieler8480 l always think of the lovely nerds behind the Nautilus when I hear about marine-biologists ! They're so genuinely enthusiastic & so knowledgeable

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

I get it. Though it's incorrect that marine biologists are selfish.

[@gamerleal9265]

As long as they're not.....off the deep end.

[@danbasford7456]

@@gamerleal9265 lol. Well, they do tend to sink a lot of themselves into their work and often find themselves over their head.

[@TheDigitalApple]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the creature in the movie is from Australia……for obvious reasons!

[@RoanokeGaming]

you could be correct!

[@vijandplays3151]

@@RoanokeGaming He most likely is correct. After all EVERYTHING in Australia tries to kill you one way or another

[@gamerleal9265]

Ah Australia, a country where the most likely animal to cause your death is a cow.

[@sobek497]

@@gamerleal9265 it's horses but your point is valid, we get gods favourite murderers. It's what you get we are convicts.

[@gamerleal9265]

@@sobek497 That's what the Cows want you to think.

[@somerandominternetdweller]

The whole swimming thing you brought up. They actually did an experiment like that to rats also. They had similar results, to the soldiers in WW2.

[@RoanokeGaming]

pretty wild isnt it?

[@rocketterrier]

The part where you talk about parasites calming the immune system reminds me of a part of a documentary I saw years ago, where this guy went to Africa to step around in some human waste and gave himself parasites to get over his bee allergy. It talked in depth about how parasites can help you overcome allergies, and while I don't think I'd be up for that myself, I think it would be neat if we did develop something that mimicked that without actually giving you parasites.

[@samanthaw3845]

You’re on point with people deciding to study what scares them - I was TERRIFIED of sharks until about 13, now I swim with them. I wanted to go into marine biology, but my parents talked me out of it because it’s damn near impossible to make a living lol. So I don’t work in the field, but my favorite hobby is scuba diving and I have an entire wall in my house devoted to pictures I’ve taken of sharks.

[@grandbirb918]

Love your stuff as always man, keep up the great work!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@feraldelight]

" Hope no-one gets lonely enough" 🤣 Another great video. I've always loved Michael Crichton's The Sphere. Not sure if that would work for your channel. Would love to see it.

[@nightigal]

25:10 Something I noticed during the period of time when you had to get temperature checks to go anywhere, was that most folks came in with a temperature of around 99 degrees but otherwise completely fine. Now I live in a desert with temperatures of upwards of 100 degrees on average during the summer. This has made me curious if humans living in different environments have slightly lower or higher core body temperatures. Now it's entirely possible that the increase body temperature was because everyone just came in from outside. But I do wish someone was recording all those temperature and regions.

[@wilmagregg3131]

oh 100 percent in fact i belive all humans have that capablity essentially your body will try to adapt to local tempatures over time if you stay in the same cycling tempature range so people who were born and mostly lived in hot deserts will have a slightly higher natural tempature and be more resistent to further heat at cost of loosing alot of resitance to the cold and the same works in reverse for colder areas. hence why most russians could go to canada and fell like its a summer day compared to home or someone from the Mideast could go to arizona and fell like its a cool spring day.

[@MVEZombie]

My body temperature runs about 99° (fahrenheit obviously) on a regular basis. Either I'm always sick, or I'm a freak of some sort 🤣

[@joshuaanderson7511]

The thermometer check was always BS. A hospital I was working at was doing temperature checks, the threshold they had to keep somebody outside was 98.7. A cometely reasonable temperature for a person. Not to mention nobody was taking actual CORE body temperature, just an infrared temp scan of somebody's face. But when winter came around, people had their faces frozen so they started scanning people's collarbones, which you would think makes more sense until suddenly everybody had a fever because everybodies collarbone is kept under their layers of warmth and jackets. So they started scanning people's wrists. Seriously, temperature checks were always just BS. Another way to make a small problem seem like a bigger one.

[@nightigal]

@@joshuaanderson7511 Trust me I know how bad those scanners are. I once came into work with a 115 degree fever. Pretty sure if I was actually that hot I would have been dead. I dropped back down to 104 degrees after waiting around for 15 minutes. Again fairly certain if I was actually running that hot someone would have needed to walk me across the street to the ER.

[@joshuaanderson7511]

@@nightigal exactly. Peoples external body temperature differs greatly from their internal temperature. You could have actually been putting off 115 F off your skin, clothes, etc. releasing heat, but your internal temperature is consistent with everybody else because if their was a temperature disparity our enzymes and proteins would not function properly. So although the idea we might have different body temperature based on region is neat, I dont think its concrete. We still have a range of normal temperature and the thermometers checks being conducted arent a great indicator of what's actually happening. Even still i think I remember seeing something about people developing differently in different regions, just to a minor degree. Kinda like if you are used to florida heat, you dont fair well in NYC winter, but there are people out there born and raised up north that can take a quick walk through the snow without a jacket because they get used to it.

[@R0FLC4T5]

I doubt you'll see this comment but I saw this movie months ago and loved it. Your breakdown of WHY it propagated in the eyes and brain shed some amazing light on the movie. Actually amazing to see how in depth they may have been in their research of parasitic infections.

[@damianwootten]

As a former submariner, it’s crazy to see how deep the ocean is. Some areas so deep the Fathometer can’t even get an accurate read followed with the occasional underwater mountain to shake things up. Now knowing you have some fear of the ocean, you should really play Subnautica! Plenty of ocean life to explore and depths that test your own boundaries and see if you can keep it cool. It’s a game you have to think from start to finish quite a rewarding adventure.

[@antisocial_art_bab9267]

Subnautica scared the fuck out of me, and I didn't fear the ocean before the game.

[@damianwootten]

@@antisocial_art_bab9267 the absolute best and worst part of the ocean Ive heard is the ocean has no past and no future, only the present. Take of that what you will, as a whole other world can bring you great fortitude and great pain. It’s a hell of a mix, I thank this game for bringing the closest equivalent to the real deal. Don’t mind my rambling, just an old sailor wanting to bring his world experiences to page.

[@antisocial_art_bab9267]

@@damianwootten don't worry about your rambles, I love hearing about everyone's experiences because it can only bring myself closer to the knowledge they acquired :)

[@nic1512]

Hey Roanoke, do you think you can cover starro from the suicide squad? I think it will be interesting to see how a star controls people with smaller stars

[@RoanokeGaming]

Hmmm perhaps, ill have to see whats up with them

[@benpayne677]

Warner Brothers yeets content left and right though.

[@thedoruk6324]

There are far much worse things on earths oceans compared to jellies for example leeches jawless nightmare fuel fish as well as the tongue arthropods that the channel has discussed to the detail lol! The abyss - water alien civilization next? :)

[@spointz8936]

in which movies??

[@satan7350]

Lamprey eels are the massive leech fish.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@spointz8936 the movies name is the bay or the bay syndrome or something you could be able to find it easily on the videos section

[@TheHobbyist412]

@@thedoruk6324 The movie is The Bay. The creatures were a type of isopod.

[@wilmagregg3131]

leecges are less bad because very rarely are you gonna try and look at there mouth thus people are less icked out by them. though lampreys are essentially giant leeches in apperance so if people realised that they probably would be more freaked by leeches

[@turtled6301]

The 7ft angler fish thing is a myth, it comes from a bit of mis info that went around on facebook a while ago. Showing a picture of a 7ft angler in an Australian museum, this was not an actual fish however, it was a large scale model of one. They rarely get over 3.5ft long and I think some of the largest recorded is something like 4ft.

[@wilmagregg3131]

to be fair we dont really cathc them alot there likely could be a far larget specimen we havent found yet i mean the collosal squid was still seen as just a fairy tail myth just 10 years ago.

[@turtled6301]

@@wilmagregg3131 Oh I totally agree, that's why I said its a myth and didn't say its impossible. Myths can be derived through either truth or fantasy. But unlike colossal squid there doesn't seem to be many historical nor modern references of massive anglers (which I can find in a few google searchers that is xD). And the few articles I have found all point rather specifically to this one particular piece of mis info. Regardless as with anything, nothing is certain besides the certainty of uncertainty xD.

[@primaryone3468]

This is kind of disappointing. One thing I appreciate/d about this channel over others is the focus on education/knowledge and yet here's a clear example of misinformation and it's something that is very easy to verify or dispute. This further makes me question if he actually writes his scripts. There's nothing wrong with using script writers but he says he watches these movies and yet got the main characters name completely wrong. Now I'm going to have to question any other "fun fact" tidbits he's offered. I already do that with others but I thought I didnt have to with this channel. 😕

[@gamerleal9265]

@@turtled6301Like that saying "One out of a Billion"

[@notoriousgoblin83]

@@wilmagregg3131 yes we do, monkfish(a type of anglerfish) are a delicacy.

[@GlassHalfEmpty66plus6]

Roanoke, I've watched a ton of your videos and I have to say you come off as one of the most genuine youtubers I've watched. From construction to microbiology, quite an interesting career path. Keep it up brother!

[@sallyfacex_]

yes! I love your content, it’s an absolute gem✨ I’ve been basically binging your videos since I discovered your channel (: it’s entertaining, enlightening, and absolutely fascinating! Also, I’d love to hear your take on “Harbinger Down” :D

[@enclavesoldierusa]

Roanoke: "There were two things humans weren't meant to do, flying and being out in the open ocean." Me: *remembering someone swam across the whole Atlantic ocean* "huh..."

[@verminlord7]

Me: Subnautica

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

@@verminlord7 That gane is a perfect example of Earth's oceans. It is beautiful and full of things that can sustain life...and full of horrible things that can and will kill you given half a chance.

[@gamerleal9265]

Me: remembering The Aquatic Ape Theory....

[@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171]

The guy who claimed to swim across the Atlantic is likely lying, or exaggerating at least.

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

@@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171 it was recorded. He had a boat he swam by carrying supplies, and if I recall they would weigh anchor so he could hold on and sleep without drifting off (don't exactly recall if that's right), but he did as best I recall.

[@TheGreatVandoly]

A new Roanoke video always makes my Fridays that much better! ☺️

[@RoanokeGaming]

Hope you enjoyed it man!

[@usosaito.namahage]

I watched this movie awhile ago as I'm always looking for scifi horror movies. This creature definitely gave an intriguing and scary prospect. imo this movie definitely far surpassed Underwater.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

As a biologist who has worked in German university labs from zoology to genetics, that's a Hollywood "CSI style" TV lab if I've ever seen one. And while you want the samples you are working on properly lit, that entire bizarrely bright glass-wall laboratory 2:14 makes me want to reach for my sunglasses.

[@robertheslin6739]

This channel is top 3 of my favorite channels on KZbin . Your videos are always fun and informative.

[@Blu_Maryze]

This is absolutely terrifying!! Thank you for your channel that always informs me and shows me how little I know of the world or "plausible" possibilities

[@TheFearling]

The Bioshock soundtrack 🥺🙏❤️ Really good work as always! Gotta love your videos! You're so right when saying people are interested in things that scare them. I suffer from thalassophobia and started playing subnautica. Thought about how cool it would be if you made a video about its biology!

[@Jawn15]

I hate deep dark water but not quite as bad. I played ark and refused to go out into or on the water for the longest time.

[@tylerbutcher2744]

Love the videos, actually working on a short story revolving around an organic spaceship so I’ve been trying to study up on deep sea biology to find the crossover.

[@gamerleal9265]

Your comment has reminded me of the Cetan Ship from Perfect Dark.

[@Kaiserland111]

The Halo quote about the sticks and rock was amazing. Great video as always!

[@rozwynn2349]

Thanks for the recommendation. I watched in to Hulu and then came back for your breakdown. Decent flick, actually better than about 75% of what comes out now.

[@かまら-d2t]

Just so you know your the reason why I passed my biology class :) I rlly like watching your videos and learning more about biology.

[@zenkomenhi]

"Why would anyone choose this? I'm sure I don't know because even in the biology world marine biologists are considered... fairly unique..." I actually studied marine biology and almost became a marine biologist and this quote had me laughing so hard I had to pause and take a minute because oh god it's so true 😂

[@masstv9052]

Is there a lot of work in marine biology? or is it one of the fields that's always short and fighting for funding just for the basics?

[@samanthaw3845]

@@masstv9052 I don’t work in the field, so take what I say with a grain of salt - but when I was applying to get my PhD in marine biology, everything I heard from the professors I spoke with was “yeah you’ll be fighting for funding your entire career and you’ll definitely have to learn how to budget”. That might be different for marine biologists who work for government agencies, like NOAA, but that’s what they told me.… So I ended up going back to school for an MBA instead - I scuba dive with sharks on the side, which is a lot more fun.

[@TheKervian]

Keep it up, proud of ya.

[@RoanokeGaming]

thanks man!

[@InsanityDiaries]

Loving the video - the pronunciation of Siobhan is killing me though 😂 For anyone who hasn't seen this name written down before, it's pronounced Shiv-awn ^-^

[@micahdominque8609]

7:20 is that bioshock music in background? Eirely well placed considering the choice of topic.

[@ongoingprocessfailed]

Ah dang, parasites make me violently uncomfortable. I'll have to finish this in multiple watches.

[@deadeyeduncan3865]

Excellent subtitle as always, jellyfish can be goddamn horrifying

[@gamerleal9265]

What's that? Some of them can _choose_ to become biologically immortal?!?! Well, isn't that just great.

[@SnickyNicky96]

I have vivid nightmares pretty often and this video grabbed my attention because of one that I had not long ago... Parasitic nearly microscopic jellyfish that enter the body through nose, mouth, or eyes. I was in a research lab that was studying them, but some of the other researchers got infected. They inhabit the fluid in the skull around the brain and their chemical stings basically began to cause hallucinations and eventually control the victim. They would say that they could hear the jellies talking to them in their heads. Eventually the jellies consumed parts of the brain, and then eventually spreading throughout the body to consume non essential organs. Once the jellies are running low on food they either convince the victim to return to the salt water, or they find an uninfected person and throw up jellyfish and other gross, thick fluids to try to get it to infect a new host.

[@itszeekhere4933]

i have no idea what this man said but i liked the video, plus im just even more scared of the ocean now so good job man! 10/10 vid to be fully transparent.

[@hanschow5457]

I was a commercial diver 10 years ago. Thank God I saw this video AFTER I left the field because if I saw it while still having to dive, I don't think I could do it anymore 😅 Great video, thank you 👍

[@sagebaca2013]

Hey Roanoke, had a suggestion for you to cover a film that is my favorite and had me curious on the possibility and practicality of its monsters. if you can I highly suggest checking out the film Frankenstein's Army and seeing how the titular Zombots operate.

[@vixen420]

That movie Definately would be a good one to cover.

[@fullmetalavalanche]

Great idea, now ask him about 50 times across all platforms like the last guy and he’ll make one for sure

[@IamTheMonkeyMan]

Hahah you said titular

[@eatenjaguarjaguareaten3367]

If anyone was curious, The Megalodon died out due to starvation. It was mainly a coastal predator and before it died out a mass majority of whale species migrated out into deeper colder waters where the megalodon couldn't hope to follow, and with it's main source of food cut off the species slowly starved and died off.

[@kabob0077]

I swear, while Space is compared to the Ocean really often I think it's more like a Desert in reality, there's not that much to it despite how often fiction characterizes Space as a vast Ocean. Like Homeworld is closer to what Space actually is, (hopefully) minus the horrifying abomination(s) that may be lurking in some form of FTL travel, than Star Wars or Trek. Then there's the Ocean itself, which is far more _alive_ than Space, there's stuff lurking on all levels of it from the very top all the way to the deepest, yawning abyss where man dares not go. But oh, it calls, it calls like the Old Blood sings and it frays my sanity just dwelling on the thought of exploring such depths...

[@jacoblineberry1788]

The comparisons people often make between space and our oceans are misleading. While it is true we know and have mapped very little in regard to the oceans of our own planet, we at least know where the limits of the map are. With space, no matter how far we look or how much we advance, or even how far we send things out to extend our range of vision in every direction, we will never have a means of being certain that we've seen everything. Going back to sending things out to extend our natural range of site with earth as the central point, you could have those things show you complete nothingness, which could be what surrounds just beyond the limits of where light can reach us, but there's no guarantee that the nothingness goes on forever. Regardless of how far into the nothingness we delve, unless we hit a physical wall, there's always going to be more beyond our range of sight. And, even if there is a wall, we have no way of knowing if that wall is truly unbreakable, and even if we do, we have no idea if something or nothing lays on the other side, nor how long that somethingness or nothingess goes before it gives way to its opposite. So long as there is empty space, there is potential for something to eventually exist and take up that space. What I'm getting at is, we, nor any other species for that matter, will ever advance enough to reach, yet alone see, the limits of space and be completely certain they've found the mentioned limits. As far as humans are concerned, we're already seeing things well beyond our reach in regards to both time and space when we look far enough. Just as what we can see is so far out of our range in regards to exploration, what we can't see could be even more immense, and what comes to exist in that huge range could be incredible, or it could be more of the same. Planets and the systems they inhabit vary greatly. Our understanding will never be anywhere near what anyone would call whole. There could be places out there where, despite the odds, sapient life is... not common, but managed to happen within the range of other sapient life while being beyond our own range. And whatever species made it to that point could have developed with entirely different systems and values than us, and the materials and energy available to them could be different from what is available to those of us on earth. Some could be the same as us. My point is, with how chaotic nature is, there's no "Being sure" about our understanding of anything.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

Actually desert are very alive with all types of animals

[@T3AR_HD]

tis not only alive on many different levels, its alive on many different *sizes* its chock full of single celled animals in addition to all of the multicellular ones.

[@BlueRidgeBubble]

Space is vast and full beyond measure I'll even bet we find life in open space, on asteroids, "dead" moons, icy rocks like Pluto even Space itself may be a desert, but deserts have oases

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@BlueRidgeBubble actually deserts are full of life

[@cwilly266]

I've been trying to remember the name of this movie forever to recommend it to you butt now my unspoken prayers have been answered, love both channels tons

[@bonkbork1583]

Nice touch with the bioshock music my guy. Good stuff

[@sarinredfield]

You give voice to the same fears I have about the ocean, good to know I'm not alone there.

[@gp-1542]

Jelly’s are quite dangerous in abundance Stinging and “eating” everything

[@winterFox2r]

That’s why you have to bring a team of sea turtles; they eat jelly fish for days and is immune to their toxins and stings.

[@gamerleal9265]

What's that? Some of them can choose to be biologically immortal?!?! the hits keep on coming.

[@DrewishAF]

So do you think the subsequent result of the film for the main characters (where the majority of people were killed by outside forces, some were killed by each other, and only 1 remains) is actually a parallel metaphor for the life cycle of the creature that they encountered?

[@T3AR_HD]

I think its just horror 101 honestly

[@xXJLNINJAXx]

Take a step back and tell me what you said wasn't just too deep.

[@DrewishAF]

@@xXJLNINJAXx probably. But I like to overanalyze the shit out of everything. Probably because I spent a lot of time analyzing abstract art in college. Though I was there chasing tail more than enjoying art 😆

[@Cissablack708]

I would agree that it does have a decent amount of correlation between the two, But with people these days It may been completely accidental.

[@craigthecrocodile3825]

I just wanna say thank you Roanoke for the use of Bioshock music! Especially PairBond as it's one if my favorites from Bioshock 2!!

[@jbear3478]

I never hear his background music, I am that deaf

[@lordadamant8182]

I just love how casual and funny your chapter titles are lmao

[@feraldelight]

Just adding for anyone who didn't know Siobahn is pronounced Shivawn. It's Irish. 🙂

[@EverlastingRain55]

Yes thank you so much. I kept hearing him say "See-o-bahn" and i was like, what kind of name is that?? Then realized he was trying to say Siobahn, but just pronouncing it incorrectly.

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

Glad someone said it! It was bugging me because it's a beautiful name when pronounced properly, but sounds weird when it's read as spelled

[@serenity8839]

The opening reminds me of that whole "Aliens come too earth. communicate with something in the Mariana trench an leave in a hurry" Also not open water, But only psychopaths go cave diving, im sorry but GOD all the horrific stories we clearly should not be in there why do people die trying! I get why scientists do, but thrill seekers unless they get off down there i cant imagine why.

[@derpadap7011]

Never heard about that Mariana trench story and it sounds like a cool read, could you link It?

[@serenity8839]

@@derpadap7011 Thats sadly it, its one of them short horror stories that went around reddit for awhile!

[@thedaikester]

As a man with thalassophobia... thanks, I hate every part of this

[@dalewylde6201]

Wildest pronunciation of Siobhan haha love your videos!!

[@Vudaca122390]

Sucks to hear about the channel going dark by force. We appreciate the content and love when new content comes out

[@silentshadow9983]

What did he mean by dark suspension?

[@drawbyyourselve]

There was a similar movie I saw on TV once. There were reports od people going missing out at sea and a team of researchers was launching an expedition to look for clues, turns out something dragged them down. Oil was a factor in it, or at least an oily substance, as well as deep sea cnidaria/siphonophora and a lot of space odyssey references. I remember laughing at the movie, but it might be interesting to take a look at, if only I could remember the name.

[@sinjin8576]

Since singling out a woman is taboo nowadays sailors have kindly adjusted their superstitions to go against the one group everyone can discriminate and not get yelled at: the Irish.

[@aes1373]

The name of the redhead (Siobhan) is an Irish name and is pronounced as: Shivwan. Hope this helps. Great video as usual

[@williammontpirg4080]

I was unsubbed from your channel? I don't know why, I love it and have been subscribed for a long time.

[@phillipharris9845]

made sure to hit the bell this time. I enjoy your content very much

[@salgoragarus5854]

I hope Roanoke does a subnautica video Especially a vid about gargantuan leviathan

[@RoanokeGaming]

Ill need to do that one day haha

[@verminlord7]

Every time I see the Sea/ocean I always think of Subnautica. (In case u see this comment Roanoke it's a good game for a stream btw)

[@RoanokeGaming]

was a great a game! besides the fear

[@saibotronian1821]

There was a great flick called "Isolation" about an experiment on farm animals that produces flesh insectoid creatures. I'd love to see that movie covered because the creature concept is super unnerving.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Dang

[@rayvnstevens]

Keep up the good work!

[@flyingcarlos7042]

randomly found this channel and I'm hooked of just your vibe dude

[@M240Bravo]

As far as working in fields that your fear, I was a Navy sailor that was terrified of open water. It helped a lot though, I absolutely love the sea.

[@svagglaorde4387]

Hey Roanoke can you do a breakdown on the Gwoemul monster from the movie The Host, cause I wanna know how dumping gallons of Formaldehyde in a river can mutate a fish into an intelligent man eating predator in that movie.

[@slayertakim1]

The movie was based on a real incident. A lot of chemical waste got dumped in the river and Fisher men were finding two headed fish. The movie is more of a "what if it was worse than just a two headed fish"

[@Lunacy4]

if someome dumped gallons of formaldehyde on your house youd be pissed too

[@sporkwitch]

Re: the shipwreck story around 4:00, there's also the Rat Hope experiments (VERY relevant to the lockdowns, release of lockdowns, locking down again, repeat). Put rats in tubes with water they can't climb out of, they swim for a little while, give up, drown. Do it again, but this time, take them out right as they give up. Dry them off, warm them up, NOW PUT THEM BACK IN. They swam for something like 10x longer or more, because they thought help was coming. Relevant to the lockdowns, because lifting them then putting them back, people are likely to tolerate far more abuse and tyranny, thinking it will be temporary like the last time, potentially waiting until it's too late.

[@dboot8886]

Keep the conspiracy theories to yourself please.

[@sporkwitch]

@@dboot8886 Conspiracy theories like Epstein Island, the Gulf of Tonkin being a false flag, the government actively working to censor people on social media, the suppression of the known-real Hunter Biden laptop? Just to name a few "conspiracy theories," all of which turned out to be true, some of which resulted in convictions and at least one Arkancide. To my own post, can you even call it a conspiracy when they speak about it openly? The "world is ending in 10 years" climate activists (as opposed to sane ones that recognize climate change is real, but not THAT immediately dire) were cheering about the effects of the lockdowns, and the WEF and other NGOs (as well as actual governments and government organizations) have also publicly talked about using climate change to justify the next round of lockdowns. Really hard to call something a conspiracy when the perpetrators discuss it openly.

[@robertoroberto9798]

@@dboot8886 Me when being made to stay inside for a few months is considered tyranny when most people would’ve stayed inside anyways without the lockdowns.

[@theZDOME]

The comedy you’ve thrown in this video is absolute gold

[@user-wh7qr4pt8y]

I love your videos they make me very happy and I love learning new things

[@WakingDreamer01]

20:56 I wouldn't say the Colossal Squid is a predator to the Sperm Whale. Sure, they confront each as the squid is a natural prey for the Sperm Whale, but a Sperm Whale is never really endanger of being killed by the squid.

[@crazyviking24]

The Man-O-War is actually a siphonophore which is a clonal organism not a single individual like a cnidarian. It's entirely possible that the creature in the movie is actually something like a siphonophore and instead of eating each other the various larvae were clonal organisms.

[@achilles_the_plague_rat3565]

As a future marine biologist I take great pleasure in knowing we're seen as crazy even among other biologists :)

[@Sevness]

very good video, lots of fun, and yeah, good explanation why the eyes explode.

[@johnjacomb2645]

The way he says Siobhan was killing the whole thing for me 😅

[@johnvucich]

All this talk of microbiology makes me think you should do a video on the Genus from Evolution. I'm interested in hearing from you how a group of single celled organisms could evolve to the extent they do in less than a month.

[@sabrinatorgerson888]

To me, it makes complete sense to be a hypochondriac, but also work in the study of diseases. I think it's the human principle of the more you know. So if you under how a disease works you feel better prepared and equipped to deal with it.

[@nikospikounis355]

Damn this dude can really catch my attention with any movie imagineable

[@willjoyce5013]

Cool to hear the thoughts of a fellow scientist as a current biochemist. I went into science for an interest in science but I get focusing on your fears or misunderstandings too

[@elifloren9097]

I just want to say thanks for teaching me biology throughout all your videos